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tabarani:14797ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. al-Minhāl > Hammām > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib

[Machine] Salem Al-Barad told me and he was more trustworthy than myself. He said Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri said to us, "Should I not pray for you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" So when he bowed, he placed his hands on his knees, spread his fingers apart, and kept his upper arms away from his sides until everything settled. Then he said Allahu Akbar and prostrated, keeping his upper arms away from his sides until everything settled. Then he said Allahu Akbar and sat back until everything settled. He prayed four units of prayer with us like this. Then he said, "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying, or this is how the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٩٧حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ ثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ

حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ الْبَرَّادُ وَكَانَ أَوْثَقَ عِنْدِي مِنْ نَفْسِي قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيُّ «ألَا أُصَلِّي لَكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ» فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ وَجَافَى عَنْ إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَجَافَى عَنْ إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَاسْتَوَى قَاعِدًا حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ فَصَلَّى بِنَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي أَوْ هَكَذَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ»  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Bayhaqī
nasai:1037Aḥmad b. Sulaymān al-Rahāwī > Ḥusayn > Zāʾidah > ʿAṭāʾ > Sālim Abū ʿAbdullāh > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

"Shall I not show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray?" We said: "Yes." So he stood up and when he bowed, he placed his palms on his knees and put his fingers behind his knees, and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he raised his head and stood up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he sat up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated again until every part of him settled. Then he did four rak'ahs like that. Then he said: "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray, and this is how he used to lead us in prayer."  

النسائي:١٠٣٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّهَاوِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

أَلاَ أُصَلِّي لَكُمْ كَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فَقُلْنَا بَلَى فَقَامَ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ أَصَابِعَهُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَافَى إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَامَ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَجَافَى إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ كَذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَهَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا  

ahmad:17076ʿAffān > Hammām > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Sālim al-Barrād

[Machine] We have Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri, should I not pray to you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said, "Then he recited the takbir and bowed down, placing his hands on his knees, spreading his fingers on his legs, and moving away from his armpits until everything settled. Then he said, "Allah listens to the one who praises Him," and stood erect until everything settled. Then he recited the takbir, prostrated, and moved away from his armpits until everything settled. Then he raised his head and sat down until everything settled. Then he prostrated the second time and prayed four units of prayer with us, like this." He said, "This was the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, or he said, "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray."  

أحمد:١٧٠٧٦حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمٌ الْبَرَّادُ قَالَ وَكَانَ عِنْدِي أَوْثَقَ مِنْ نَفْسِي قَالَ قَالَ

لَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيُّ أَلَا أُصَلِّي لَكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ فَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَفُصِلَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ عَلَى سَاقَيْهِ وَجَافَى عَنْ إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَاسْتَوَى قَائِمًا حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ وَجَافَى عَنْ إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى  

ahmad:17081Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Sālim Abū ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] 'Uqbah bin 'Amr said, "Shall I not show you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He stood up, then he said the takbir and then he bowed, putting his hands on his knees and spreading his fingers behind his knees until everything settled from it. Then he raised his head and stood until everything settled from him. Then he prostrated, spreading his hands until everything settled from him. He said, "I prayed four units (raka'at) like this. That is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying or that is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray with us."  

أحمد:١٧٠٨١حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ قَالَ

عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَلَا أُرِيكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ فَقَامَ فَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَجَافَى يَدَيْهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَفَرَّجَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ رُكْبَتَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَامَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَجَافَى حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي أَوْ هَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا رَسُولُاللهِ ﷺ  

ahmad:22359Yaḥyá b. Ḥammād > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Sālim al-Barrād > Dakhalnā > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī Fasaʾalnāh > al-Ṣalāh

[Machine] We entered upon Abu Masood Al-Ansari and asked him about the prayer. He said, "Should I not pray with you as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray?" He stood up, said the Takbeer, and raised his hands. Then, he bowed and placed his hands on his knees, with space between his arms and sides. He said, "Then, he stood until everything settled (became still) from him. Then, he prostrated, placing his hands and fingers curved to the ground, with space between his arms and sides. Then, he raised his head until everything settled (became still) from him. Then, he prayed four units (rak'ahs) like this."  

أحمد:٢٢٣٥٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمٌ الْبَرَّادُ قَالَ

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ أَلَا أُصَلِّي بِكُمْ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي؟ قَالَ فَقَامَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَافَى بَيْنَ إِبْطَيْهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَامَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ وَجَافَى بَيْنَ إِبِطَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ هَكَذَا  

bayhaqi:2748Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Dāwud al-Razzāz from Aṣl Kitābih > Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. Nuṣayr > al-Ḥārith b. Muḥammad b. Abū Usāmah > Yaḥyá b. Abū Bukayr > Zāʾidah b. Qudāmah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Sālim b. ʿAbdullāh

"Shall I not show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray?" We said: "Yes." So he stood up and when he bowed, he placed his palms on his knees and put his fingers behind his knees, and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he raised his head and stood up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he sat up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated again until every part of him settled. Then he did four rak'ahs like that. Then he said: "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray, and this is how he used to lead us in prayer." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1037)   

البيهقي:٢٧٤٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الرَّزَّازُ مِنْ أَصْلِ كِتَابِهِ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ ثنا زَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ ثنا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَلَا أُصَلِّي كَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي؟ فَقُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ أَصَابِعَهُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَافَى إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَامَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَجَافَى إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَعَدَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَهَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا